New Albany Half Marathon Report
It was quite a bit hotter than I had expected today. Let me rephrase that — I was more affected by the temperatures than I expected today. The temps were in the 80s, but I think because it is so late in […]
New Albany Walking Classic Last Minute Information
EXPO:I just got back from the Jeanne B. McCoy Community Center for the Arts to drop off magazines and stuff for the race Expo tomorrow. Here are the directions to get there.http://www.mccoycenterforthearts.com/directions-parking The McCoy building is near the corner of Dublin Granville […]
Walking with Weight
I needed to fit in just 30 min of walking yesterday, so decided to walk to the post office. There’s a grocery store right next to the PO so I decided to pick up a small bag of dog food while out. […]
Taper Means Taper
The week before a race, we are feeling pretty good. We’re excited because we have more free time, our legs are feeling fantastic, we are energetic! Despite all of this happy attitude and feeling fantastic, do NOT train harder than our training […]
I Beat the Rain
I had good intentions all week. Unfortunately, I’d get too bogged down in stuff, postpone walking and then just never do it. (Again, this is why it is usually recommended that we walk earlier in the day, right Cindi?) Again, good intentions […]
Speed Workouts Again — Finally
Deb and I were able to start back with our speed workouts today! It felt great and we both missed it. We did 6 X 1/2 mile. We weren’t as fast as we were when we left off a couple of weeks […]
10 Miles Today!
I’m not sure if we are really in the “taper” yet, getting ready for the New Albany Walking Classic half marathon, but we never have to walk as far as 10 miles again!Woo hoo! We were lucky with weather today! It rained […]
The Truth About Obesity
If you think you know the truth about obesity, check out the Showtime show Penn & Teller: BS Obesity. In their humorous and sarcastic way, they give a lot of information about obesity myths! Very interesting! Because I watched the edited version, […]
Walking Update
OK, I walked on Tuesday for 44:29 min (I rounded up to 45 min). I could have sworn I posted something about it. It was so hot and humid, I was LOVING AC that night! I’ve been getting pretty bored walking in […]
Working a Water Stop
The Buckeye Striders and friends had a great time working a water stop at the Spirit of the Marathon Half Marathon today. We had just 9 people, though 11 volunteers are recommended. At first we were doing great keeping up with the […]